Da Rock wrote: >>> Useful no doubt, but no answer to the question that was actually raised, >>> which was how one could find the chipset in a WiFi device. >> >>> Try looking at the wifi(wireless) card. I mean take it in your hand and >>> look at it. Do you notice anything? >> >> I have two PCMCIA WiFi cards in my hand. >> One is named "Orinoco Gold" and the other "Vivanco WLAN PCC 54". >> I notice two things about them: >> >> 1) Neither has any mention of the chipset it contains >> >> 2) Neither has any obvious way of seeing what is in the card, >> short of destroying it. >> >> What did you think I would notice, as a matter of interest? > 1. You should see a version or product number (may be in small print, so > put on your glasses and look). 2. You should see a serial number. Sigh. I do see the product number on the card (not the firmware version, since I have upgraded this). I do see the serial number. I DO NOT SEE THE CHIPSET. -- Timothy Murphy e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
